"Shall I crack any of those old jokes, master,
At which the audience never fail to laugh?"
Aristophanes, circa 450 B.C.

"If they start to get restless, I’ll toss ‘em a few dick jokes."
Al Romas, circa 2007

The comedian must constantly ask himself this question: "How can I get the laugh tonight?" A seasoned, professional standup for nearly 20 years, Al Romas knows the answer to that question each time he takes the stage.

Al began his career in comedy in the mid 1980s, cutting his teeth in the open-mic circuit of Tidewater Virginia. Al’s performances in Norfolk bars and Virginia Beach clubs before audiences of rowdy college students, rowdier sailors, and sunburned tourists allowed him to hone his act, and he soon graduated to paid gigs throughout the region.

Within a few short years of his start as an anonymous open-miker with a day job, Al found himself living in New York, working full-time as a standup comic and logging tens of thousands of miles while working clubs and colleges up and down the East Coast. Al’s hilarious material and his natural rapport with his audiences also got him gigs opening for some of the biggest names in comedy during the late 80s/early 90s, names such as Jerry Seinfeld and Dennis Miller.

Now based in Tampa, Al is a firmly established headliner who has delighted audiences in an impressive list of venues ranging from Radio City Music Hall for ESPN's Espy Awards to the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines to Las Vegas, with countless gigs in between all over the country. Al also has numerous television appearances under his belt, including VH-1's "Standup Spotlight" and Comedy Central's "Short Attention Span Theater."

Al’s material covers a broad range of topics, from marriage and divorce (he’s done both), to growing up in 1970’s suburban Long Island (think "The Brady Bunch" meets "The Ice Storm"), and much, much more. Al knows his audience, and his give and take with each crowd ensures that no two performances will be alike. As told to Clifford Fewel in "Two Drink Minimum," Al says of his skills: "I can go from doing a 1,000 seat theater to a bar gig in front of 50 people. I enjoy both because they require different skills. And a corporate gig is a completely different show from a comedy club. The ability to work anywhere is what takes time. The good thing is I still enjoy the process."

Whether you see him performing before a capacity audience at a Las Vegas theatre or at the late show in an intimate club, Al will show you that he knows the answer to the question: "How can I get the laugh tonight?"

Height: 5'8"
weight: 160 lbs.
hair: Brown
eyes: Brown

TELEVISION:

STAR SEARCH '95 Syndicated
EVENING AT THE IMPROV Arts & Entertainment
CAROLINE'S COMEDY HOUR Arts & Entertainment
GIRLS' NIGHT OUT Lifetime
STAND-UP SPOTLIGHT VH1
FOOLS FOR LOVE VH1
MTV HALF HOUR COMEDY HOUR MTV
COMIKAZE MTV
SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATER Comedy Central
STAND UP STAND UP Comedy Central
SPOTLIGHT CAFÉ WWOR-TV

COMEDY CLUBS:

BANANA'S Fort Lee, NJ
BANANA'S Poughkeepsie, NY
CATCH A RISING STAR New York, NY
CATCH A RISING STAR Princeton, NY
CHAPLIN'S Detroit, MI
CHUCKLE'S Mineola, NY
COMEDY STOP, Las Vegas, NV
COMEDY STOP AT THE TROP Atlantic City, NJ
EAST SIDE COMEDY CLUB Levittown, NY
THE IMPROV Tampa, FL
THE IMPROV Washington, DC
NICK'S Boston, MA
PUNCHLINE Houston,TX
PUNCHLINE Jacksonville, FL
RASCAL'S Ocean Township, NJ
RASCAL'S West Orange, NJ
ROYAL CARRIBEAN CRUISE LINES
SLAPSTIX Baltimore, MD
TREEHOUSE COMEDY CLUB Norwalk, CT

RADIO:

RADIO PERSONALITY WOFM 92.1

OPENING ACT FOR:

JERRY SEINFELD
DENNIS MILLER
PAULA POUNDSTONE
ELLEN DeGENERES
DOM IRRERA
JIM CARREY

WARM-UP WORK:

1995 ESPY AWARDS SHOW Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Sketch Writer, Naval Radio Operator, Disc Jockey, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Bicycling, Improvisation, Driver's License

CORPORATE LIST:

Available on Request